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Protect yourself with a flu and/or COVID-19 vaccine as drop-in sessions start

With flu circulating in the community, Hywel Dda University Health Board (UHB) is encouraging everyone who is eligible to drop-in for their flu and COVID-19 vaccines to help protect themselves this winter.

Flu and COVID-19 viruses can cause serious illness, especially in younger children, clinically vulnerable individuals and older adults that sometimes require hospitalisation.

Vaccination centres will be open, no appointment needed on the 23rd, 24th, 27th, 30th and 31st December for all people eligible for flu and COVID-19 vaccination. This includes children aged 2 (on 31 August 2024) to those in year 11 who can access the nasal flu vaccine at the centres.

Drop in any time between 09.15am and 5.30pm to your nearest vaccination centre:

  • Aberaeron (Aberaeron Integrated Care Centre, Vicarage Hill, Aberaeron SA46 0DY)
  • Llanelli (Unit 2a, Dafen Industrial Estate, Heol Cropin, SA14 8QW)
  • Neyland (Unit 1 Honeyborough Retail Park, SA73 1SE)

The following groups are eligible for vaccination:

Flu vaccination

  • Children aged two and three years on 31 August 2024 
  • Children in primary school from reception class to year 6 (inclusive)  
  • Children in secondary school from year 7 to year 11 (inclusive)   
  • People aged six months to 64 years in clinical risk groups   
  • People aged 65 years and older (age on 31 March 2024)   
  • Pregnant women  
  • Carers aged 16 and over 
  • People aged 6 months to 65 years who live with someone who has a weakened immune system   
  • People with a learning disability  
  • Frontline health and social care workers  
  • All staff working in care homes with regular client contact
  • Poultry workers at high risk

COVID-19 vaccination

  • People aged 6 months to 64 years with a long-term health condition (which includes pregnant women and people with a weakened immune system)
  • Residents in a care home for older adults
  • People aged 65 years and older (age on 31 March 2025)
  • Unpaid carers
  • Frontline health and social care workers
  • Staff working in care homes for older adults

If you have any questions about accessing the flu and/or COVID-19 vaccine, please phone the health board on 0300 303 8322 option 1 or email ask.hdd@wales.nhs.uk.

If you are unsure if you are eligible for the flu and/or COVID-19 vaccine, contact the health board on the details above.